Research Faculty
Lawrence S. Chin, MD
Robert and Molly King Endowed Professorship of Neurosurgery
Dean, College of Medicine
Robert and Molly King Endowed Professorship of Neurosurgery
Dean, College of Medicine
Research Interests:
- Cancer research
Publications:
Satish Krishnamurthy, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Interests:
- Pathogenesis of hydrocephalus, minimally invasive surgery
Publications:
Blair Calancie, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Interests:
- CNS plasticity after trauma; intraoperative electrophysiology
Publications:
Li-Ru Zhao, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Interests:
- Brain plasticity; molecular, cellular and functional mechanisms of brain repair in traumatic brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and CADASIL. Pathological mechanisms underlying the development and progression of brain injury, neurodegenerative and genetic diseases.
Publications:
Daniel Ts'o, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Interests:
- Neuronal mechanisms of visual perception, studied through physiological, anatomical and functional imaging techniques. Adult cortical plasticity.
Publications:
Mariano S. Viapiano, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Interests:
- Brain cancer therapies; tumor microenvironment; tumor invasion; extracellular matrix; nano-therapeutics; immunotherapies
Publications:

Harish Babu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Interests:
- Human Neurophysiology
Publications:
Satyajit V. Marawar, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Volunteer Faculty
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Volunteer Faculty
Research Interests:
- Expandable cages for spinal fusion, cervical myelopathy in Veterans
Publications:
Seth Perry, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Interests:
- Neurosurgery
Publications:
- PubMed Central (Perry,S)